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Last Updated : 2024-04-29 13:23:00
Colombo, March 25 (Daily Mirror) - The Justice Minister has issued an extraordinary gazette notification permitting to use English language for all purposes of record and proceedings in the Commercial High Courts.
With the approval of the Cabinet of Ministers and in accordance with Article 24(4) of the Constitution, Justice Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe has issued this gazette notification enabling all aspects of litigation to be in English in commercial, company, admiralty and arbitration matters in the Commercial High Court.
The Cabinet had noted that in the commerce sphere related to commercial activities are mainly used in the English language and require a considerable cost and time in translating those contents into the Sinhala language.
Jude Monday, 25 March 2024 09:02 AM
Some of the lawyers have to go back to school, to learn English, yeah if not there will plenty of Job openings for interpreters, Huh. And the unemployment rate will dip further!! Now that's the silver lining on this Gazette notification!!
joshua Monday, 25 March 2024 10:12 AM
Welcome move
NV Jen Monday, 25 March 2024 03:06 PM
A positive step for the country to attract foreign investors.
Ravana Tuesday, 26 March 2024 05:20 AM
Authorise English in every department and school I'd like to have one fried prawn savoury cookie
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